This is a deeply mysterious song. Is it about a serial kilelr, or is it a bout suicide or maybe death himself? Sometimes I think it's about the second, because it is the killer's blood that flows, yet the killer goes on to kill again. But then again the lyric 'by chance or escaping from misery' seems to clearly indicate that this is about death, that can pounce at any time.
It's about fascination with death "I was gripped by that deadly phantom". Not fear of death. Death comes across as very cool, suave even.
I'm inclined to think that the three deaths in the song (the one in thhe motel near Niagra, teh one in teh cinema and the one in Spain) are probably based on things the CLash had read about, the Spanish one is mos likely some incident from teh Spanish Civil war (compare Spanish Bombs).
The last line is totally and brilliantly baffling. In a way i don't really want to know more about this song, it's kinda nice to be immersed in it, to love that feeling and marvel at the mystery of it.
Does anyone else think of heart of darkness when they hear this? The bit about 'following him through hard jungles' really reminds me of it.
This is a deeply mysterious song. Is it about a serial kilelr, or is it a bout suicide or maybe death himself? Sometimes I think it's about the second, because it is the killer's blood that flows, yet the killer goes on to kill again. But then again the lyric 'by chance or escaping from misery' seems to clearly indicate that this is about death, that can pounce at any time. It's about fascination with death "I was gripped by that deadly phantom". Not fear of death. Death comes across as very cool, suave even. I'm inclined to think that the three deaths in the song (the one in thhe motel near Niagra, teh one in teh cinema and the one in Spain) are probably based on things the CLash had read about, the Spanish one is mos likely some incident from teh Spanish Civil war (compare Spanish Bombs). The last line is totally and brilliantly baffling. In a way i don't really want to know more about this song, it's kinda nice to be immersed in it, to love that feeling and marvel at the mystery of it. Does anyone else think of heart of darkness when they hear this? The bit about 'following him through hard jungles' really reminds me of it.